Day in the Life
Journal Entry
March 01, 1877 ~ Thursday
Wilford Woodruff
Born March 1, 1807
70 years of Age this March 1,
1877
March 1, 1877 I Wilford Woodruff record in my birth
Journal A History of the celebration of this my Seventieth
birth day. I arived at the Temple of the Lord in Staint George
Washington County, Utah, at 8 oclok in the Morning. I was
there surrounded with one hundred and fifty four
virgins, Maidens Daughters and Mothers in Zion from
the age of fourteen to the Aged Mother leaning upon her
staff. All had assembled for the purpose of Entering
into the Temple of the Lord to make me a birth day Present
by being washed And Anointed and receiving their Endo-
wments for and behalf of one hundred and Thirty
of my wives who were dead and in the spirit wor[l]d
the majority of which had been sealed to me and the rem-
ainder were to be, therse persons had been sealed to me during
the last fifteen years by Presidents Brigham Young, Heber
C. Kimball, Daniel H. Wells, G. Q. Cannon, and Joseph F.
Smith. Also 2Twenty four near relatives were added to
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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3427 mentions
Apostle, Family
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
798 mentions
Apostle
Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
2244 mentions
Apostle
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1455 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
4110 mentions
Apostle
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Temple - List of Proxies for Woodruff Family Endowments in St. George Temple, 1 March 1877
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Autobiography 1882 Leaves from My Journal
On my birthday, , the day that I was seventy
years old, one hundred and fifty-four sisters at St. George went
into the temple to get endowments for the same number of
the female portion of my dead.
This principle was received by President Young and adopted
from that hour, and through the kindness of friends I have had
nearly two thousand of my friends receive endowments in the
Autobiography 1882 Leaves from My Journal Notes 3
the day that I was 70 years, 154 sisters of St George
went into the Temple & got Endowments for so many of the female portion of
my dead and this principle was received by president Young and
adopted from this hour and through the assistans of friends I have
had nearly 2000 of my dead received Endowments in the Temple of the Lord
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Church membership reaches 115,065.
First baptism for the dead administered in St. George Temple font.
First proxy endowments administered in this dispensation in St. George Temple.
First proxy sealings and first sealings and endowments for the living in St. George Temple.
Brigham Young asks Wilford and others to write out the temple ceremonies.
Wilford administers second anointing to the first couple in the St. George Temple.
Wilford administers second anointing by proxy for the first time in the St. George Temple.
Wilford receives revelation authorizing proxy ordinances for his family by non-relatives.
In honor of Wilford's 70th birthday, 154 women serve as proxies in ordinances for his deceased female relatives.
Rutherford B. Hayes inaugurated as 19th President of 38 United States.
Wilford sealed to Eudora Lovina Young by her father Brigham Young.
Wilford and others finished writing down the ceremonies and temple procedures.
Wilford administered first adoptions (two couples to Brigham Young) in St. George Temple.
Wilford's wife Phebe, and children Wilford Jr., Beulah and Phoebe Amelia arrive in St. George to serve in temple.
First time Wilford ever served as proxy in endowment when he completed endowment for "Prophet" Robert Mason.
General Conference held in completed St. George Temple, dedication of entire temple.
Wilford called to preside over the St. George Temple at age 70 (served until June 26, 1884).
First time anyone adopted (sealed) by ordinance to Wilford: Josiah G. Hardy, Samuel B. Hardy and their wives.
Wilford's family leaves St. George to return to Salt Lake City.
Wilford resigns as President of the Deseret Agricultural and Manufacturing Society after 15 years.
Site for Manti Temple dedicated by Brigham Young.